Seen again after 52 years

I saw this on first release in the cinema in Cinerama in 1963, and on impulse bought the region-free Bluray the other day. I watched it last night for the first time in more than 50 years and was surprised at how much I remembered, and also some bits that I had forgotten. The Bluray release of course is edited down to 159 minutes so there is quite a bit missing from the cinema version which ran to over 3 hours.
I was surprised at how well it stands up but agree with other posters that it could not be made today as the depth of real comedy acting talent is just not there any more.
My favourites now, as they were back then on first viewing, are the hilarious Jonathan Winters as the irascible truck-drive Pike (was he the inspiration for Basil Fawlty?) and the equally hilarious facial expressions of the gorgeous Edie Adams, playing Monica, the dutiful wife of Sid Caesar's character Melville.
One thing that had escaped me though, on first viewing, was the wonderful performance by Buster Keaton as Jimmy, even though he has only a small part towarsd the end of the picture. If you watch him carefully, you will see that even though there is music and dialogue during his scene, he plays the part exactly as he would in a silent movie. Pure genius.
The only sour note for me was the performance of Dick Shawn that seemed to grate with all the other performances.
Well worth it, and let's hope the full-length version is released sometime.
One of my favourite films of all time.

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